Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities (IACAD) in Dubai has issued a fatwa prohibiting the use of others’ Internet WiFi service without their permission.

On the department’s website, a person posted a query under the IACAD’s modern fatwas section, asking that whether it was permissible to use other people’s Wi-Fi service without their knowledge.

The fatwa stated that, “it is not allowed for people to use what belongs to others without payment or without their permission. Therefore, the Internet should be used only after subscribing to the service.”

It also added that using illegal Wi-Fi could reduce the Internet speed for the original user if many people shared the Internet connection.

According to the Islamic Supreme Council, a fatwa is: “an Islamic legal pronouncement, issued by an expert in religious law (mufti), pertaining to a specific issue, usually at the request of an individual or judge to resolve an issue where Islamic jurisprudence is unclear.”

The council’s website further stated that “typically, such uncertainty arises as Muslim society works to address new issues – issues that develop as technology and society advance.”

A Supreme Court judged questioned the consequences that might be a result of letting Ayyan Ali, caught on money-laundering charges, to go abroad.

“A person accused of committing some crime can go abroad under the law even for a pleasure trip,” observed Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, adding that so long as she was not proven guilty she could go abroad and in her absence prosecution could record evidence.

The three-judge Supreme Court bench reserved its ruling on a set of appeals moved by the interior ministry as well as the Collector of Customs, Islamabad, against the Sindh High Court judgment of March 7, which called for removing the name of Ayyan from the Exit Control List (ECL).

Ayyan was caught on March 14, 2014, at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad, while trying to smuggle nearly half a million dollars out of the country.

Advocate Farhat Nawaz Lodhi, representing the customs collector, cited July 31, 2014, agreement signed between the model and her manager Barac Florinel-Eftimica who represents her worldwide interests regarding her work as artist and model and argued that if she was allowed to leave for Dubai her engagements may require her to stay in the UAE for two years. “We have to weigh things to determine whether she will come back or not,” the counsel emphasised.

The bona fide of the accused could be gauged from the fact that instead of pursuing the pending case before the special court by requesting for early hearing, she applied for the release of passport and then fought for the removal of her name from the ECL. The model had no stakes in Pakistan except this case, the counsel said.

He cited the recent Supreme Court judgment which allowed retired Gen Pervez Musharraf to leave the country after his name was removed from ECL. He emphasised that placing a name on the ECL was a policy matter.

It was for the federal government to decide whether or not the model was needed in Pakistan, the counsel said.

Defending the accused, Latif Khosa quoted the 1991 Supreme Court judgment which nullified unfettered authority of the government of not disclosing information regarding prohibition placed on a person from leaving the country even if he or she had valid travel documents and stated that this was against the commandments of God who even had given a notice to Satan before punishing him.

Khosa said the government did not apply its mind while placing his client’s name on the ECL.

Ayyan’s name figures nowhere on the rules governing the exit from Pakistan since she was neither involved in corruption, misuse of power causing loss to the state and economic crime. Justice Faisal Arab observed that smuggling was an economic crime.

The popular messaging service WhatsApp said Tuesday it had implemented “full end-to-end encryption,” a move which steps up privacy but may lead to conflicts with law enforcement agencies.

The Facebook-owned mobile application with one billion users worldwide made the announcement following weeks of intense debate over efforts by US authorities to compel Apple to help break into an encrypted iPhone.

“WhatsApp has always prioritized making your data and communication as secure as possible,” a blog post announcing the change said.

“And today, we’re proud to announce that we’ve completed a technological development that makes WhatsApp a leader in protecting your private communication: full end-to-end encryption.”

This means that “when you send a message, the only person who can read it is the person or group chat that you send that message to,” the statement said.

“No one can see inside that message. Not cybercriminals. Not hackers. Not oppressive regimes. Not even us.”

Moves by technology firms to implement the kind of encryption where even the companies themselves don’t have “keys” to unlock data have unleashed criticism in law enforcement circles claiming this creates “warrant-proof” spaces for criminals and others.

The blog post by WhatsApp co-founders Jan Koum and Brian Acton said encryption is an important tool for its users.

“We live in a world where more of our data is digitized than ever before,” they wrote.

“Every day we see stories about sensitive records being improperly accessed or stolen. And if nothing is done, more of people’s digital information and communication will be vulnerable to attack in the years to come. Fortunately, end-to-end encryption protects us from these vulnerabilities.”

WhatsApp is reportedly involved in a court battle similar to the one involving Apple, which fought a federal effort to provide assistance in unlocking an iPhone used by one of the shooters in last year’s San Bernardino killing spree.

Other reports say WhatsApp and another application called Telegram were used by the perpetrators of the November 13 Paris attacks that left 130 people dead.

US Congress is expected to consider legislation which would require technology firms to retain “keys” that could retrieve data in a criminal investigation, with a court order. Similar measures are under consideration in Britain and France.

A broad coalition of technology companies and activists have argued against any encryption rules that would allow “special access” for law enforcement, claiming these would be vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers or repressive governments, and threaten the security of banking, electronic commerce, trade secrets and more.

Tanya O’Carroll of Amnesty International welcomed the move, calling it “a major boost for people’s ability to express themselves and communicate without fear.”

“This is a huge victory for human rights, especially for activists and journalists who depend on strong and trustworthy communications to carry out their work without putting their lives at greater risk,” she said in a statement.

Koum said in the blog post that the move was “personal,” noting that “I grew up in the USSR during communist rule and the fact that people couldn’t speak freely is one of the reasons my family moved to the United States.”

Facebook in 2014 announced it was acquiring WhatsApp for an eye-popping $19 billion in stock and cash.

Analysts say WhatsApp is especially popular in some areas of Latin America, Asia, and Africa, where it is used in place of official telecom networks.

“As Facebook becomes an increasingly visual experience, we hope our new automatic alternative text technology will help the blind community experience Facebook the same way others enjoy it,” said accessibility specialist Matt King.

The feature was being tested on mobile devices powered by Apple iOS software and which have screen readers set to English.

Facebook planned to expand the capability to devices with other kinds of operating systems and add more languages, according to King, who lost his vision as a US college student studying electrical engineering.

The technology works across Facebook’s family of applications and is based on a “neural network” taught to recognize things in pictures using millions of examples.

More than two billion pictures are shared daily across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp, King said.

“While this technology is still nascent, tapping its current capabilities to describe photos is a huge step toward providing our visually impaired community the same benefits and enjoyment that everyone else gets from photos,” King said.

The Silicon Valley-based social network said that it was moving slowly with the feature to avoid potentially offensive or embarrassing gaffes when it comes to automatically describing what is in pictures.

Words used in descriptions included those related to transportation, outdoors settings, sports, food, and people’s appearances.

The Facebook technology made its debut less than a week after Microsoft enticed software developers with a suite of offerings that let them tap into the power of cloud computing, big data, and machine learning.

Microsoft said that a “Seeing AI” research project was underway to show how those capabilities could be woven into applications to help people who are visually impaired or blind better learn what is around them, say by scanning scenes with smartphone cameras or specially equipped eyewear.

The album launch event of the renowned Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali has been postponed after threats were received from the Hindu extremist organisation Shiv Sena, local media reported.

A ceremony was to be held at Royal Plaza where the music album of the Indian movie ‘Ghar Wapsi’ was to be launched. However, the event was cancelled after threats were received from the Hindu extremist organisation Shiv Sena.

Film director Sohaib Ilyas stated that the event was cancelled on the basis of the overhanging threats of any activity from the extremist organisation despite the deployment of police.

A music ceremony of Ghulam Ali was cancelled on January 19 on the basis of similar threats from Shiv Sena.

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SRK and Anushka Sharma fans are in for a treat!

The popular on screen pairing is set to return for the third time in Imtiaz Ali’s next film, reports Pink Villa.

It was already known that Imtiaz had roped in Shah Rukh for his film, and now reports suggest that Anushka will be starring opposite the megastar. It is said that she loves the role and is keen to do it.

King Khan will be playing a turbaned Sikh tourist in London in the comedy film which is yet to be named. The main crux of the film will revolve around his character’s interactions with people there and his adventurous return to his homeland.

The shooting will carry out in London and Punjab reportedly.

While this will be Anushka’s first film with Imtiaz, it’s her third with SRK — after Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Jab Tak Hai Jaan.

Shah Rukh Khan is currently busy shooting Raees and Gauri Shinde’s next film while Anushka is busy with Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and other commitments.

Audiences know Hans Zimmer for his impressive roster of musical scores from high-profile films likeInception, Interstellar andPirates of the Caribbean. But if fans are anxiously looking for his next superhero score, they are unfortunately, likely to get disappointed. The Oscar-winning composer recently announced his retirement from superhero films, after his work on this year’sBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. While the recently released film might have been the first superhero outing for Gal Gadot and Ben Affleck’s first appearance as Batman, it was also the final superhero score for Zimmer, who has admitted the picture was “very hard” to work on. “I have officially retired from the superhero business,” Zimmer told BBC’s HARDtalk. He went on to explain that scoringBatman v Superman was hard in terms of finding a fresh way to tell stories from a musical perspective. “Batman v Superman was very hard for me to do, to try to find new a language,” The Hollywood Reporter quoted the composer as saying. However, he added that what made it workable was the chance to collaborate with Tom Holkenborg (better known as Junkie XL) on the score of the film. “I did Batman Begins with Christopher [Nolan] 12 years ago, so The Dark Knight trilogy might be three movies to you. But to me, it was 11 years of my life,” he said. Sadly, after more than a decade of crafting music for one genre, he said he feels burnt out. Zimmer is also the mastermind behind the music score for 2013’sMan of Steel. Though he may be leaving the caped crusaders behind, Zimmer mentioned he is not giving up composing entirely. He is already gripped with plans to re-team with Nolan for the film-maker’s next film,Dunkirk.

Disney is developing a new live-action movie centering on Snow White’s little known sister Rose Red.

A spin to the classic fairytale, “Rose Red” follows the sibling’s quest to wake her sister from a death-like sleep, reported Ace Showbiz.

The project hailed from Evan Daugherty who scored the pick-up from Disney after he brought the executive an updated pitch on the story.

The original draft was written by Justin Merz as a “standalone feature” but Daugherty reportedly revised it and brought it closer to the 1937 animated feature “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”.

Rose Red is actually a character who appeared in Disney’s “Brothers Grimm” tales but the story had no connection to the more well known Snow White tale.

In this latest Disney live-action, Rose Red is the key player who will team up with the seven dwarfs.

She “must undertake a dangerous quest with Grumpy and the other dwarves to find a way to break the curse and bring Snow White back to life.”

This would be Daughtery’s second project revolving around the Snow White tale.

He wrote Universal’s “Snow White and the Huntsman” which starred Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth. Disney is also no stranger to putting a spin on their classics, having released “Maleficent” and “Cinderella” among others.

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Before breaking into Bollywood and becoming a showstopper on runways, Sonakshi Sinha was happy designing for others, and the actress says she now wishes to return to her roots and launch her own clothing line someday.

The 28-year-old actress, who walked the ramp for designer Anita Dongre at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2016, said destiny brought her to acting but she has always had designing on her mind.

“Destiny had different plans for me and acting happened. But, definitely I have designing in back of my head. Acting is a profession which is co-related to fashion, it is a part of my every day job. I may get back to designing some time in future,” Sonakshi told reporters here.

Asked what she will name her clothing line, the actress promptly said, “Asli Sona,” which is also the name of her Instagram account.

Sonakshi started her career as a designer and now when she walked the ramp as a celebrity, the “Tevar” actress said life came a full circle for her.

“I go so back with Lakme Fashion Week. When I was a student I was a volunteer here, I used to check passes and make people sit. And now I am walking on the ramp here. My life has definitely come to full circle,” she said.

Dressed in while jacket-choli and royal blue skirt, Sonakshi said white will be her colour this summer.

“I like being comfortable in what I wear. In my profession, I have to dress up, but my personal sense of style is very laid-back and casual. I want to go white this summer. It is so hot and white is the coolest colour to get into.”

On the career front, Sonakshi will next be seen in A R Murugadoss’ “Akira” and “Force 2”, directed by Abhinay Deo.

The 35-year-old actor took to his Instagram account and posted the jaw-dropping picture of himself.

In the snap, Shahid sports long hair and is flaunting his perfectly toned body and pumped abs. The Haider star captioned the picture ‘Coming Soon.’

If what he says in the caption is true, then this is Shahid Kapoor’s look from his upcoming film Udta Punjab.

Produced by Anurag Kashyap’s Phantom Films and Vikramaditya Motwane, Shahid earlier tweeted about the film: “Scariest part I have played yet have no clue how I’m going to get it right. Wish me luck guys.”

Udta Punjab is an upcoming Indian neo-noir drama thriller that the story of substance abuse in the Indian state of Punjab and is directed by Abhishek Chaubey of Ishqiya fame. It also stars Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Diljit Dosanjh in the lead roles.